The Group Project and Me at 8:13 PM

Jumping into this project had me both worried and optimistic. I realized that choosing a central theme for a project together with six completely unique individuals was going to be a challenge. Shakira was interested in interviewing undergraduate mothers and how they go about their daily lives with a child to care for at home. Lindsay had an idea to speak with politician sons and daughters who attend the University of Michigan. I wanted to find out more about the video game scene on campus and how players interact.

There wasn't any correlation between these ideas in my mind which only meant that we weren't any closer in deciding on a topic. Then Geoff had a suggestion about "the path less traveled." It dawned on me that we could possibly have a theme on the underground student. Undergrad mothers, sons and daughters of politicians, and video gamers are all non-typical demographics that go to U of M. It all fit in perfectly so the next step was to designate roles.

Since I'm good with technology, Erica and Geoff are seasoned professionals in the journalist field, Lindsay has great connections with students, and Shakira is confident on camera, it seemed like our specialties complemented one another perfectly. We plan on working toghether to improve our skills where they lack and help others where our experience is strong.

I will personally overlook the technical aspects of our group. That means that I can assist with cameras and audio as well as the blog itself. If anyone needs help editing video then I would be the go-to guy for that too. Hopefully my contribution on video gamers at U of M will fit with our theme. Perhaps the interviewees I find will lead to an intriguing twist that unfolds into a fantastic story.